Customer Reviews

Follow the Directions & Draw It All by Yourself!: 25 Easy, Reproducible Lessons That Guide Kids Step-by-Step to Draw Adorable Pictures & Learn the Important Skill of Following Directions

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

This wonderfully constructed book is a must have for all primary educators. It transformed my reluctant artists into confident and capable risk taking artists! My 1st Grade students beg for more.

We gave this to our 5 year old as a gift. She was drawing all the pictures in no time. It takes them throug each picture step by step. It is very easy to understand. I would recommend it to those who are encouraging drawing.

This book is designed to be a teacher's aid. Each page shows step by step directions to draw simple pictures, with a place on the page to draw it. The facing page has information that could be used for a lesson plan. I am not a teacher, so the set-up of the book is not ideal, but the directions are easy to follow.

My seven year old daughter is really excited about the book. She is able to use the book and draw the pictures by herself. (Without any input or help from me) I didn't give it five stars because there aren't a lot of pictures and they are quite basic, but for her age it is perfect.

My daughter loves drawing and I wanted a book that would help her gain confidence. This book gives simple instructions on how to draw easy pictures. However, I will tell you she said "some of these are too easy". She is six and is an average artist at her age. So if you're looking for something really advanced, this isn't the book for you! No regrets though, she's still learning!

A great little book that is full of easy to follow directions for drawing simple things. My preschoolers love to do this. It gives them step by step visuals that allow them to be able to draw fun things, animals, people,etc. They also remember and can draw without the aid of the visuals later on. Love this book!

This is great for five through nine year olds. Teaches drawing items line by line so that young children feel successful when they want to draw things. My kindergarten classmates loved this beginner book.

I am glad I made this purchase! It's been great in our house to combat "cabin fever" on a winter day, as well as on long road trips. My kids, ages 3 & 5, have both enjoyed it and can follow the simple, clear directions for each project. There are lots of drawings, including some fun seasonal & holiday-related options.

I noticed my son's pre-K teacher uses it in her classroom. The drawings are done in simple steps, and leave plenty of room for creativity while helping kids build skills in shape recognition, following directions, and attention to detail. Kids in the 3-6 range seem to do really well with this book.

I especially appreciate that each page has ample room to try the drawing. This is great when space is short, or for kids who have a hard time balancing a book & separate piece of paper.

Overall, I highly recommend it and think your budding artist will enjoy building confidence & creating new skills with the help of this book.

I bought this book hoping that it would help me (drawing challenged!) as a Kindergarten teacher to be better at making illustrations and drawings that are often required by K teachers. I ended up leading my class in some of the step by step directions on the board while they drew on their papers just to try it for fun. They absolutely LOVED IT!! They would beg and beg to learn how to draw more things. My students are required as part of our curriculum to draw illustrations frequently, and I always have those students who are so upset that they "don't know how" to draw what they need to. I have used this book and other similar books for my students to use as a guide, and it has really empowered them! This one is definitely the very best one of all I've purchased (for kids aged 5-6), and it's so popular that I am having to buy more copies! I wish Scholastic would make more like this with different animals/objects!

Very nice book for mom's like me who have no artistic ability at all. Plus my 4 year-old who is somewhat artistically inclined seems to be able to follow the steps pretty easily. It entertained us, and will hopefully do so for awhile yet.